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- Nike (NKE) shares slipped despite reporting better-than-expected sales on concerns that the war in Iran could exacerbate weakness in the region that includes Europe and the Middle East and disrupt the sportswear company’s turnaround. Sales were $11.3 billion in the company’s fiscal third quarter, surpassing the average of estimates compiled by Bloomberg but flat from a year earlier. While performance in China improved, the Converse brand remained a problem area and the EMEA region, which also includes Africa, missed estimates.

- Airlines climb as much as: United +8.6%, Delta +6.7%, American +6.1%. The S&P Supercomposite Airlines Industry Index jumps as much as 6.6%, the most since Feb. 6. Jet fuel prices have soared during the war, prompting warnings from across Wall Street about the financial impact on carriers and pushing the airlines index into a bear market

- Biogen has agreed to acquire Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $5.6 billion, expanding its treatments in immunology and rare diseases in one of the company’s largest-ever acquisitions.The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotech company will pay $41 a share for Apellis, more than double its closing price on Monday, Biogen said in a statement, confirming a Bloomberg News report. Apellis’ (APLS) stock had declined 32% so far this year through Monday’s close. Apellis shares soared 135% to $40.23 on Tuesday in New York, their largest jump ever. Biogen shares closed down 2.3%.
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- Marvell Technology (MRVL) shares soared in trading on Tuesday on news that Nvidia will take a $2 billion stake in it. Nvidia, which has made several billion-dollar investments in firms across the artificial intelligence supply chain in recent years, and Marvell also agreed to collaborate on the development of silicon photonics, which use light instead of traditional copper wiring to move data faster and more efficiently. And the companies will work together on ways to better leverage telecommunications networks for AI computing, according to a statement issued Tuesday.

- Delta Airlines (DAL) will use Amazon.com Inc.’s satellites to deliver in-flight Wi-Fi service, a big win for the e-commerce giant’s space business as it vies with Elon Musk’s Starlink for aviation customers. Delta agreed to install the Amazon Leo internet service on 500 aircraft starting in 2028, enabling faster and more reliable internet to support streaming video and messaging, according to a Tuesday announcement from the airline. Shares of Delta rallied.

- McCormick (MKC) shares slipped in trading on Tuesday as the spice company agreed to combine with Unilever’s Foods business in a deal valuing Unilever Foods at about $44.8 billion and at enterprise value for McCormick of about $21.0 billion.
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On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Constellation Energy (CEG) shares fell as much as 9.3% after it gave an full-year earnings per share guidance that missed the average analyst estimate at the midpoint, and failed to advance details on data-center deals.

- Marvell Technology (MRVL) shares jumped as much as 11% in trading on Tuesday on news that Nvidia (NVDA) is taking a $2 billion stake in it. Nvidia, which has made several billion-dollar investments in firms across the artificial intelligence supply chain in recent years, and Marvell also agreed to collaborate on the development of silicon photonics, which use light instead of traditional copper wiring to move data faster and more efficiently. And the companies will work together on ways to better leverage telecommunications networks for AI computing, according to a statement issued Tuesday.

- Unilever (ULVR) shares fall as much as 7.3% in London to the lowest level since April 2024 after the Anglo-Dutch company confirmed a $44.8 billion deal to combine its food business with spice maker McCormick. Analysts at RBC Capital Markets said they are unimpressed by the deal. McCormick shares fell as much as 10% to the lowest since November 2017.
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- Constellation Energy (CEG) shares fall after it gave an full-year earnings per share guidance that missed the average analyst estimate at the midpoint.

- McCormick (MKC) shares decline. Unilever Plc agreed to combine its food business with McCormick & Co. in a $44.8 billion deal that will create a global seasonings, sauces and condiments company. Under the agreement, McCormick will pay Unilever $15.7 billion and the equivalent of $29.1 billion McCormick shares for most of Unilever’s food business, leaving Unilever and its shareholders with 65% of the combined entity.

- Apellis Pharmaceuticals (APLS) shares gain after Biogen agreed to acquire Apellis for $5.6 billion, expanding its treatments in immunology and rare diseases. The acquisition will give Biogen two approved drugs, Syfovre and Empaveli, which treat immune disorders and rare diseases, including a leading cause of blindness and rare kidney diseases.
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- Eli Lilly (LLY) shares gained. The company agreed to buy sleep drug maker Centessa Pharmaceuticals Plc in a deal worth up to $7.8 billion, a sign the weight-loss medication giant is looking to bulk up its treatment pipeline for other conditions.

- McCormick (MKC) shares rise. Unilever Plc agreed to combine its food business with spice maker McCormick & Co. in a $44.8 billion deal that will create a global seasonings, sauces and condiments company. Under the agreement, McCormick will pay the Anglo-Dutch company $15.7 billion and the equivalent of $29.1 billion McCormick shares for most of Unilever’s food business.

- Allbirds (BIRD) shares soar. American Exchange Group has agreed to buy all of the assets and intellectual property of once-buzzy footwear brand Allbirds Inc. for $39 million. The shoemaker said the deal, which is expected to close in the second quarter, still needs shareholder approval. A distribution of net proceeds to stockholders is expected in the third quarter.
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